8:40: And we’re underway. Rip Hamilton’s in the starting lineup. We’ll see how good he looks.
8:41: Billups misses his first free-throw attempt, and Ray Allen buries his first 3-pointer. Neither is a good sign.
8:42: Hamilton drains a mid-range jumper. That made every Pistons fan breathe a bit easier.
8:46: Celtics just had a possession where neither [...]
Pistons-Celtics: There’s No Such Thing As Momentum
People always talk about which team has the momentum in the NBA playoffs. It doesn’t matter. At all. The Pistons were supposed to have it after ending Boston’s unbeaten record at home in Game 2, and Boston won Game 3. That meant the Celtics had it, since they had [...]
The Red Wings are hosting Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals on Saturday. At the same time, the Pistons will be hosting Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Tigers are playing a home game against the Twins. It’s already being called “Super Saturday” – the biggest day in Detroit sports history.
But [...]
You may have noticed the new link at the top of the page called “Boxing Champions”. It is my attempt to get back to the “good old days” of boxing, where there was one champion in each of eight weight classes. These days, there are 17 weight classes, but I’m trying to keep us at [...]
John Terry has had an enormously successful soccer career. He’s the captain of Chelsea Football Club and the captain of the English national team.
Today came the moment that will define that career. It isn’t one he’s going to enjoy.
Terry missed the penalty kick that would have clinched the UEFA Champions League Final in Moscow, and [...]
Jim Leyland isn’t too impressed with Jason Grilli’s observation that letting Sean Casey go has hurt the Tigers’ chemistry. (Video is safe for work, but only because the 872 curses have all been bleeped.)
The interesting thing is that he also goes off on Carlos Guillen, although without mentioning his name. Guillen was quoted recently as [...]
You probably had no idea that Auric Goldfinger won the first Buick Open, did you?
Actually, that’s Hall of Famer Billy Casper, who was in town Monday to help kick off the Buick Open’s 50th anniversary celebration. The guy on the right is the legendary Brian Bateman, who won last year’s tournament – a bit of [...]
Yes, Big Brown beat a terrible field today, but he certainly made it look good. He sat quietly behind Gayego and Riley Tucker for the first three-quarters of a mile, and then he calmly stepped on the gas and blew the field away. Gayego and Riley Tucker had run their brains out – they finished [...]
Oscar Pistorius is a great story. He runs world-class times in the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes despite the minor handicap of not having any legs. He was born without shinbones, and had both legs amputated at the age of 11 months, but runs with the aid of j-shaped carbon-fiber blades.
There’s been a movement in the [...]
The betting has started on the Preakness, and Big Brown is 1-9. That means you are going to get back $2.20 for a $2.00 bet – so you better be awfully sure he’s going to win.
Let’s see what he’s got to deal with:
1 – Macho Again: Has never won a race of a mile or [...]